Employment
7,002
Total employees (Census CBP)
Transportation and Warehousing ·NAICS 481219
NAICS 481219 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation - Industry Benchmarks
$91,680/yr average annual pay, with 28 SBA loans on record for NAICS 481219.
- 621
- Establishments
- 7K
- Workers employed
- $91,680/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $31M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 481219
California leads Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation activity nationally, across 621 establishments employing 7K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 621
- Business establishments (Census)
- 7K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $91,680/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $31M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation
Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation sits inside Transportation and Warehousing.
621 establishments employ 7,002 workers (11.3/location) at $91,680/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Oregon and Montana.
Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation sits in the 9th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$91,680/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
621
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 549; establishment count increased by 33. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $641.9M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 11.3
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 995 |
| Oregon | 988 |
| Montana | 522 |
| Maryland | 192 |
| Michigan | 175 |
| Arkansas | 56 |
| Colorado | 42 |
| Alabama | 24 |
| Mississippi | 19 |
| Wisconsin | 14 |
Showing top 10 of 42 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
28
Total Loan Volume
$31M
Avg Loan Size
$1108K
Jobs Supported
311
Program Breakdown
7(a) 24 (86%)
504 4 (14%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
42.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 4
2021 7
2022 5
2023 6
2024 4
2025 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation?
621 business establishments. Together they employ 7,002 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation?
$91,680/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 11.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation employment?
California leads with 995 workers. Oregon (988) and Montana (522) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation receive?
Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation businesses received 28 SBA loans totaling $31 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1108K. These loans supported 311 jobs at origination. Most lending (86%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation ranks #725 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (7,002 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Transportation and Warehousing · Rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 481219 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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